Wichita eagle., 1887-04-26

way granted on Water street from Douglas
avenue to Thirteenth street, east to Fourth
avenue, north to Fifteenth, east to city linz
its. The line from Douglas avenue to FIT
teenth street to be made of tram rail and the
rest of the line to be built of STD rail. The
ordinance passed with Mr. English voting in
the negative.
The ordinance Of Central Avenue Motor
Line Company referred to railroad commit
tee
A remonstrance was submitted against ex-
tending the Rapid Transit line on North
Emporia avenue, end committee reported
unfavorable to the ordinance and report
adopted.
The Wichita & Valley Center motor line
ordinance was reported on favorsbly by the
committee. 1t Joined the Wichita g. Spbur-
ban line at the corner Of Thirteenth and
Market streets and extended north to limits
Of city in the direction Of Valley Center
The tram rail will b. used from corner of
Thirteenth and Market streets to Nineteenth
street. The ordinance passed with English
and Derby voting In the negative.
Mr.. Healy-Complaint made about the
street car company building line on one side
of the street. The company had stated that
the city engineer had located it there think
ing that one side OF street was wider than
the other Don't know how to explain the
decision.
Mr.. Mu'vey stated that the difficulty orig
mated from tie different surveys OF city
partly and partly from the fact that differ
ent additions had donated larger sections to
the street.
Mr.. English stated that the Wichita stock
in the " ichita & Fit Sect road was in great
danger of being lost as the road was going to
be sold on the 9th of next month. The mat
ter Of eaving the peoples money was referred
to the city attorney and railroad committees.
Trouble was reported from Waco avenue
concerning the street line The variation
between two surveys was about eight feet.
Some people were following one line and
some another.
Mr. Harris, as chairman OF the fire COM
mittee, recommended that the present ordi-
nance relating to building permits should be
changed charging one dollar per thousand up
to buildings costing 5000 and nothing from
s., 900 to $4,000. and fifty cents for every
thousand over $4,000.
Water mains were ordered on liain street
from Central avenue to Thirteenth street.
On Wichita street from Park
to Thirteenth. On Mosley av-
enue from Douglas avenue to
Second street Also a petition
WAS submitted, asking that mains be extend
ed from tie corner of Carey and Farview
avenues across the Country TO the stock
yards
Mr.. Derby opposed granting the petition,
as it would cost near 81 ,0uo Per year for fir
plugs.
Mr. Healy also opposed the petition, say
ing that many settled portions of the city
had 10 water mains, ana ought to be sup
piled, but he did not favor extending mains
across the prairie.
The city engineer reported concerning the 1
sewerage of the city. The entire length OF
line on Topeka to be built Is la,2O0, with
fall of eleven and nine-tenths feet.
The committee appointed to re-district the
city made the following report: That ali
the territory south Of Douglas avenue aud
west OF Emporia ave and east of the Arkan-
sas river comprise First ward. All territory
north Of Douglas, east of Big river and west
of Main street comprise Second ward. All
terTity north Of Douglas east of Main street,
south Of Third street com s,Iise Third ward.
All territory north Of Third street east of
Main street comprise Fourth ward. All ter
rito1y south and west OF Big river Fifth
ward. All territory south Of Douglas east
CT Emporia comprise Sixth ward
Special policemen were appointed for Gar
field opera house, IT.. Scott road and also the
Rock Island road. They are not paid by the
city.
1t was ordered that map he purchased
for the council chamber.
Council adjourned l2:+s. The last part of
the session seemed to be more distinguished
by maps than anything else.